3D & Creative Embroidery in Potsdam with Lorna Bateman - 5th – 12th August 2026

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3D & Creative Embroidery in Potsdam with Lorna Bateman - 5th – 12th August 2026

Spend a creative summer week in Potsdam, Germany with renowned embroidery artist Lorna Bateman, surrounded by the elegance of Sanssouci Palace and its UNESCO World Heritage gardens. Across four and a half teaching days (27 hours), you will enjoy immersive tuition in Lorna’s signature 3D and Creative Embroidery, guided by her thoughtful and highly supportive teaching style.

Rather than working on a single set project, guests will be able to choose from a curated selection of Lorna’s embroidery designs. This allows you to select a project that truly suits your interests and experience, while benefiting from individual guidance, stitch development, and refinement throughout the week. Whether you are building confidence or developing existing skills, Lorna’s expert instruction ensures meaningful progress in a relaxed and inspiring setting.

Your home for the retreat is the welcoming 4-star MAXX Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam, ideally located for both stitching and exploration. Two curated excursions will complement your creative time, offering the chance to experience both Potsdam’s historic charm and the cultural highlights of nearby Berlin. With most meals included, a warm airport welcome, and a small group of just 15 guests, this retreat blends creativity, comfort, and cultural discovery into a truly memorable experience.

What’s Included

  • 27 hours of Silk Ribbon Embroidery tuition with Lorna Bateman
  • Choice of projects from Lorna’s embroidery catalogue
  • 7 nights at the 4-star MAXX Hotel Sanssouci Potsdam
  • Most meals, with hosted group dining throughout
  • Two curated excursions (Potsdam & Berlin)
  • Warm airport welcome, with optional transfers available

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About The Host

Lorna Batman

Lorna Batman

Lorna Bateman is a highly respected embroidery teacher and designer with over 30 years of experience in the art of 3-dimensional and textured hand embroidery. Since 1989, she has worked full-time in the field, and for the past two decades, she has developed her own beautiful and inspiring range of embroidery kits.

Lorna’s work is characterised by her creative use of threads and silk ribbons to create rich, raised textures. She delights in exploring a variety of techniques, including ribbon embroidery, stumpwork, crazy patchwork, painting on fabric, canvaswork, and appliqué. Deeply inspired by nature, her designs often reflect her love of flowers, landscapes, and colour.

Originally from South Africa, Lorna has called the UK home for the past 19 years. Her passion for embroidery has led her to teach across the UK and internationally in South Africa, Russia, France, and the USA.

Her work has been widely published, with features in Stitch (UK), Australian Inspirations, and many more. She has also made appearances on Justhands-on-TV and the Hochanda craft channel. Her acclaimed book, Embroidered Country Gardens, was published in July 2019 and translated into French in 2020.

Above all, Lorna is passionate about teaching. She loves encouraging stitchers of all levels—especially beginners—to explore different embroidery styles. Her aim is to help people gain confidence using kits as a foundation to eventually create and experiment with their own designs.

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